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    Mar 28, 2024  
2008-2009 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2008-2009 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Bulletin]

Music Major


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Major Requirements


Students select an emphasis in either performance or musical arts. Performance emphasis is recommended for students working towards graduate studies at a conservatory or school of music, certification in music education, or careers in performance and private teaching. Musical arts emphasis is recommended for students interested in pursuing a variety of interdisciplinary options, for example, arts management, music industry, acoustical engineering, and music therapy.

Performance Emphasis


  • Seven semesters of performance studies at the 3000 level
  • Seven semesters of ensemble participation
  • One 4-credit elective course in music
  • One 4-credit music history elective
  • Pass Piano proficiency exam or four semesters of piano

Musical Arts Emphasis


  • Six semesters of performance studies at the 3000 level
  • Six semesters of ensemble participation
  • Eight credits of music history courses at the 3000 level (*see below)
  • Eight credits of music theory courses at the 3000 level (*see below)
  • One 4-credit elective in music
  • MUS 5930 - Senior Musical Arts Project

Three courses in another department:


Three courses must be completed in a related department, connected to the senior project. (Upon major declaration in the sophomore year, a musical arts student submits a proposal to the music department faculty outlining a related field. For example, a student interested in aesthetics may take three philosophy courses and complete a senior project on the aesthetics of music, or a student may take three mathematics courses and produce a senior project on the relationship between music and mathematics.)

Music Education


Licensing for K-12 Vocal, K-12 Instrumental Music

  • We are not currently issuing licenses in music education.
  • Students are advised to declare a Music Major in Performance, take general education classes offered in the Department of Education, and pursue the remaining State of Minnesota requirements for licensure or other accrediting institutions.

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